Lady’s Stocking. — Knitting
Materials—White, Brown, Violet, or Scarlet Andalusian Wool; 5 knitting needles, No. 20.
Commence at the top of the leg, cast on 31 stitches on each of 4 needles, in all 124 stitches. Keep the 5th needle to make it round.
1st round—Knit 2 and pearl 2; repeat all round. Work 41 rounds more the same.
43rd round—Pearl the first stitch, knit the rest plain.
Work 140 rounds plain, but pearling the 1st stitch of every alternate round, which is to be continued to the end of the heel to form the seam; then to decrease the leg,
184th round—Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit the rest plain to the last 2 stitches, then knit 1, slip 1, turn the slipped stitch over the knitted one, which will make the decrease stitches correspond with the other side of the seam.
Knit 4 rounds plain, still pearling the seam stitch. Repeat the last 5 rounds 18 times more, when it will be reduced to 86 stitches.
Knit 82 rounds plain as before.
Then to shape the Heel, pearl 1, knit 22, turn back so as to work on the last stitches; and for the
1st row—Slip 1, pearl 44, turn back.
2nd row—Slip 1, knit 21, pearl the seam, knit 22, turn back; these 45 stitches should all be on one needle, and the remaining 41 stitches are to be kept on two of the needles until required for the front. Repeat these 2 rows 29 times more.
61st row—Slip 1, pearl the rest.
62nd row—Slip 1, knit 19, knit 2 together, pearl 1, slip 1, knit 1, turn over, knit 20. Repeat the last 2 rows 3 times more, working one stitch less each time before decreasing; then slip 1, pearl 18. Place the two needles together, so as to double the work, and with the 3rd needle slip 1, then knit a stitch off each pin together, turn the slipped stitch over, knit a stitch off each pin together again, turn the 1st stitch over, and repeat until these stitches are cast off.
The Instep—Commence at the last stitch of the 41 left on the needle, and with the 3rd needle raise 36 stitches from the selvedge of the rows at the right side of the heel. Take another needle and raise 36 stitches from the left side of the selvedge; and for the
1st round—Knit the 41 stitches on the two needles, then on the stitches which were raised pearl 1, knit 70, pearl 1.
2nd round—All plain.
3rd round—Knit 41, pearl 1, slip 1, knit 1, turn over, knit 66, knit 2 together, pearl 1.
Repeat the last 2 rounds 13 times more, knitting 2 stitches less at the 66 stitches each time. Then work 63 rounds plain, pearling the 2 seam stitches every alternate round.
93rd round—Knit 2 together, knit 37, slip 1, knit 1, turn over, pearl 1, knit 2 together, knit 38, slip 1, knit 1, turn over, pearl 1.
94th round—All plain. Repeat these 2 rounds 12 times more, knitting 2 stitches less between each of the decreases; then double the remaining stitches and cast them off the same as at the heel.